Jurgen Klopp: I’m glad Liverpool signed this ace… You can tell his old club still miss him

Jurgen Klopp is preparing his Liverpool team to face West Brom at Anfield this weekend

The 28-year-old has enjoyed a strong start to the season as the Reds go in search of their first league title since 1990.

And he’ll be hoping to continue his impressive form when West Brom travel to Anfield on Saturday.

Speaking ahead of the clash, Klopp reserved special praise for the England international’s performance against Manchester United on Monday night.

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"For me, it feels like we’ve spoken already a lot of times about Adam – I have no problem, I like him, so we can speak about him," Klopp said.

"It was a very intensive game against Manchester United and coming in with fresh legs is not the worst thing.

"He is a very good football player, very important for us and in my opinion his development is not that big; I didn’t watch the games before I came [here], but since I have been here he has been on a constant high level.

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Adam Lallana joined Liverpool from Premier League rivals Southampton in 2014

"With all the improvement in the team, he can take the benefit of this too. He brings a lot in the team with all of his quality and that’s alright, all good.

"In a special game against Manchester United, with this quality coming in and fresh legs, that has to make the difference – you have to see that here comes a high-quality player, full of energy and that’s what he did.

"Unfortunately in the end it was not enough for us, maybe not long enough or whatever, but it’s all good with Adam and until now this week he could train properly and everything is good."

Jurgen Klopp spoke about Adam Lallana ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash against West Brom

And Klopp went on to suggest Lallana’s former club, Southampton, may still wish they had him among their ranks.

"When he was very young he was already captain of Southampton – that says a lot about him," the German gaffer added.

"He is a smart boy and now at an age where experience helps more and more when you are smart enough. That’s what he uses – it grows confidence, that’s how it is. He is a real Liverpool player, he loves this club.

"He made a difficult change, as I recognised when we played Southampton. Obviously they still miss him - a lot of players have left Southampton in the last few years, but obviously with Adam, they are still not happy he is not there anymore and says a lot about his quality and the influence he had at Southampton.